Clinical pharmacists’ interventions on the appropriate prescription of corticosteroids at a medical center in Vietnam between 2022 and 202

Autor: Duyen Thi My Huynh, Duong Nguyen, Quang Loc Duyen Vo, Van De Tran
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 606-614 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0719-4250
DOI: 10.56499/jppres23.1929_12.4.606
Popis: Context: The appropriate description of corticosteroids is an important issue in hospitals because this is a widely used drug. Clinical pharmacists’ interventions can help improve the rational prescription of corticosteroids. Aims: To evaluate clinical pharmacists’ interventions on appropriate prescription of corticosteroids at a medical center in Vietnam from 2022 to 2023. Methods: An interventional and cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. Results: There were 726 patients (363 patients before intervention and 363 patients after intervention) and 22 doctors included in this study. The proportion of appropriate prescriptions of corticosteroids increased from 89% in pre-intervention to 96.4% in post-intervention. The portion of appropriate prescriptions of corticosteroids regarding contraindications went up from 62.5% in pre-intervention to 83.2% in post-intervention. The percentage of appropriate prescriptions of corticosteroids in terms of dosage and usage rose from 69.1% in pre-intervention to 85.7% in post-intervention. The general rationality grew from 46.3% to 81.3%. Doctors aged less than 30 years old with a bachelor’s degree, 2-5 years of working experience, and not participating in training were more likely to prescribe corticosteroids inappropriately than other groups (p
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